Author's Note: The princess in the story is about 16-18 years old. Her 'bodyguards' shouldn't be that much older than her and Dillon is her cousin. All three characters are best buds. They all know each other very well. BTW they aren't guards in their lives back on Alderaan (just guards for the sake of this plan). They are actually high ranking, young officers in the Alderaanian military. Hopefully everything makes sense as you read it! And the long description about what she wears is actually important for later on in the story.
I might write about their journey to Coruscant and them figuring out the plan to capture this criminal sometime later if it seems interesting. I could make their way there pretty funny and interesting. Just let me know if I should ;)
I originally wrote this in screenwriting software, so reformatting it was kinda weird. Sorry about my improper screenwriting skills too. Because this is a fanfiction, I broke some of the rules, so it's a sloppy script, but it gets the point across!
Enjoy! (Sorry if any of it is cheesy, but kinda not sorry. I don't really care about haters). Enjoy!
EXT. CORUSCANT - SKYLANES - NIGHT
A shiny, black, enclosed speeder makes its way through the traffic packed lanes of Coruscant. The speeder pulls up to the curb of a luxurious hotel, the most intricate, elaborate, and beautiful building in the sector. The building, shorter than its surrounding skyscrapers but much wider, looms bright and alive on this busy night.
EXT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PLATFORM - CONTINUOUS
One of the guards standing near the drop-off zone steps forward and opens the back passenger door of the car. He offers his hand to the princess of Alderaan, Aleea, and helps her out of the vehicle.
Two of her body guards get out behind her and the three make their way to the door of the banquet hall.
GUARD
Name please, ma'am?
ALEEA
Princess Aleea of Alderaan.
GUARD
Thank you. Enjoy your evening.
Aleea nods her head politely.
INT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PARTY - CONTINUOUS
She makes her way into the grand entrance hall. The tall, intricate ceilings are the most decorated, but the rest of the hall is also very elegant.
The princess wears a black dress that is suitable for action. She has black cargo-looking type pants with a black long skirt around it, black boots, a high waisted thick black belt, and a black shirt with strips of cloth on top that tucks into her belt and hangs down from a Queen Amidala-like collar. Her sleeves are long and black, tight around her wrists, but the overlapping fabric hangs wide over her wrists.
Aleea enters the main hall. The soft music echoes the formality of the banquet, and senators, royalty, and high-up officials mingle in conversation.
The princess leads her two 'bodyguards', who are only undercover bodyguards for THIS mission, over to the wall, and speaks to them over her earpiece while casually facing the many groups talking amongst themselves.
ALEEA
Watch my back, Dillon. Let's go have a little chat with the senators. Cayson, watch the front entrance to see if he comes in. Try not to look suspicious. Don't forget, we need him ALIVE.
CAYSON
(getting into character of his role of 'guard')
Don't worry, ma'am, we'll have him captured by the end of the night.
The princess watches as Cayson heads to the front entrance to start his search.
Aleea turns her gaze to Dillon, who's still behind her.
ALEEA
We need to see if he's already here. Follow me.
The two step forward into the crowd. Aleea spots the senator that represents her home world and introduces herself to the conversation.
SENATOR
(continuing previous conversation)
...The tax cuts have hurt your planet severely. I wish there was something we could do but we just don't have the votes.
The senator finishes his sentence. Noticing the princess, he excuses himself from the group and turns towards her.
SENATOR
To what do I owe this pleasure?
ALEEA
Hello, Senator. As you know, I was sent on behalf of my parents, and I was wondering if you could introduce me to the senators who work closely with you. Those who hold similar interests to the Alderaanian people.
SENATOR
Why yes, of course. It seems only natural considering your recent research. I understand that you have been serving the people of Alderaan directly yourself?
The senator leads Aleea and Dillon to another group.
ALEEA
Yes, I believe it will increase trust from the people, and therefore unite the planet. Hopefully, soon enough, any hostility against our regime will be uncovered.
SENATOR
Hmm. A different approach than those from the past. Still, that does not mean that it will not work.
The three approach a group of senators talking amongst themselves.
SENATOR
(to senators)
Allow me to introduce Princess Aleea of Alderaan.
(to Aleea)
I believe you have heard of Senator _(name)_ from Naboo. He is very well respected in the Senate.
The senator from Alderaan motions to the Nabooian Senator. Then he motions to the second senator.
SENATOR
And this is Senator _(name)_ of Rodia. Another Senator with similar interests to Alderaan in the Senate.
(to the third senator)
And I don't believe we have met before. Who might you be?
ANONYMOUS SENATOR
I am Senator of Dantooine. Senator _(name)_.
SENATOR
Very lovely to meet you. I was unaware that Dantooine had any representatives in the Senate. Forgive my ignorance, but I thought Dantooine was so remote it didn't have the proper government to send a senator to represent.
ANONYMOUS SENATOR
It's a new development. I was very recently appointed.
SENATOR
Hmm. I do believe the Senate would have voted on such matters, hm? But that shouldn't matter right now. Shall we go celebrate?
(to Aleea)
I will see you around, I hope, Princess?
ALEEA
Of course.
The senators bow their heads towards Aleea. She bows hers to the senators as they walk away.
Aleea turns to Dillon behind her.
ALEEA
I think we just found our criminal. Dantooine is too remote.
DILLON
You think the senator we just met is an imposter?
ALEEA
Yup. Can't think of why anyone would lie about being a senator from Dantooine. It has to be him.
(to Cayson over earpiece)
Suspect found. Head to our position.
CAYSON
He's already here? Hmm. Would have thought I'd see him come in. I mean we did come early after all.
ALEEA
Oh come on! You're just jealous you didn't catch him first.
CAYSON
Technically, we still haven't caught him yet.
ALEEA
Ugh. Just get over here.
CAYSON
Affirmative.
Aleea rolls her eyes and turns to Dillon.
ALEEA
How should we follow him? We need to lure him somewhere alone. That way it will be easier to take him out.
Cayson arrives and stands next to the other two.
DILLON
I wonder if anyone came with him? We could send a fake transmission to get him to answer a private call. Then he'll have to go to one of the private rooms in the back. We can take him out there.
CAYSON
Sounds good to me!
ALEEA
Yeah but who are we going to give the call to? It's not like we can just walk up to him saying he has an incoming transmission when he doesn't even know us!
DILLON
Well, Cayson will have to be the one on the other end of the call because he's the only one this 'Dantooine senator' hasn't seen. So you and I have to find someone in charge here to give him the message.
ALEEA
Ok. Let's sneak into the personal items drop-off area. We can find his communicator and therefore his number to call him later. Once we're out, Dillon, I need you to wait near the crowd closest to the back rooms. Follow him and see which room he goes into. Cayson, call from outside so he doesn't accidentally run into you somewhere in the back. Dillon and I will ambush him. Dillon, take the door. I'll come in from the air duct so our attack is from multiple angles.
Dillon doubtfully tilts his head towards Aleea.
DILLON
The air duct? Seriously?
Cayson whines in jealousy.
CAYSON
Why do you always get the fun jobs?
ALEEA
(more to Dillon than Cayson)
What? It'll be fine. I'll be able to get there. This is why we studied EVERYTHING about this place before we got here.
DILLON
Ugh. Why did I come on this mission again?
ALEEA
Because you chose to.
DILLON
Well, next time... ugh...
(pinches upper nose)
Why do we always have crazy plans?
ALEEA
Because those are the best ones.
Cayson enthusiastically nods his head in agreement.
CAYSON
Yup. You have to agree. They always work out the best.
DILLON
(sighs)
Ugh. Let's go.
He turns and motions his hand for the others to follow him.
Aleea, Dillon, and Cayson walk to the front hall, over to where the personal items drop-off station is.
CAYSON
Who gets to go inside?
DILLON
Apparently you. I'm not going in there. And since we're supposed to be bodyguards for the princess, she shouldn't go in.
ALEEA
What!?
CAYSON
Yay! My turn. Bye guys!
Aleea glares at Cayson, who shrugs his shoulders defensively. Cayson marches away to sneak into the personal drop-off area.
CAYSON
(over the comm)
Hey, I need someone to walk up to the drop-off area and distract the lady working there so I can sneak in underneath the table blocking the door.
ALEEA
I'll do it!
(glares at Dillon again)
Since I never get to do anything fun.
DILLON
Whaaat? You always get to do the dangerous stuff.
Aleea makes a hmph noise and storms away.
INT. CORUSCANT - PERSONAL ITEMS DROP OFF - CONTINUOUS
Aleea makes her way over to the desk blocking the door to the personal drop-off area. The lady waiting behind the desk looks less fancy than the banquet attendees and speaks in a monotonous, boring voice, clearly not enjoying her job.
WOMAN
How can I help you?
ALEEA
Hello, I was wondering if I could pick up my bag?
WOMAN
Do you have the card you received earlier when you dropped it off?
ALEEA
Yes, right here.
Aleea hands the lady her card. The woman stands up and goes straight back to fetch Aleea's bag.
Aleea looks down and sees Cayson roll under the table and stand up on the other side. He quickly darts to one side of the room and ducks down enough so that he won't be seen. He starts digging through the racks of coats and bags.
The woman comes back with Aleea's bag and hands it to her.
WOMAN
Here you go.
ALEEA
Thank you.
Aleea turns away and heads over to where Dillon is standing.
ALEEA
(to Cayson over comm)
Have you found anything yet? It should be under his fake senator name.
CAYSON
Not yet... Wait. Found it. His comm number?
ALEEA
Yeah.
CAYSON
Got it. Get me out of here.
Aleea walks back up to the desk again. The lady seems very annoyed.
WOMAN
What is it this time?
ALEEA
Sorry to bother you again. Can I put my bag back? I got what I needed.
WOMAN
Fine. Here's your ticket for the next time.
Aleea takes the ticket. The woman stands up and puts Aleea's bag on the rack in the far back.
Cayson sprints to the desk and climbs underneath it again to get out.
ALEEA
Nice work. Let's go.
The two walk over to Dillon.
ALEEA
Now we need to call him and follow him to see which back room he takes the call in.
CAYSON
Got it.
Cayson walks out the front hall to the outside platform.
Dillon and Aleea wander through the many groups of banquet attendees talking amongst themselves.
Once they reach the back rooms area, which is empty, Dillon lowers himself so Aleea can sit on his shoulders. Being higher up now, Aleea pulls out the vent door. Dillon puts his hand under her boots and hoists her up higher so she can get in.
Aleea smuggles herself inside. Dillon shuts the vent door behind her.
ALEEA
(over comm)
I know how to get to each of the different rooms. Cayson, you can call now. Dillon, be on the lookout. Keep the imposter senator in there long enough for me to get into the room.
INT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PARTY - CONTINUOUS
The imposter senator is given his comm, with an incoming transmission waiting for him.
The senator thanks the man who handed him his comm, and heads towards the back rooms.
INT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PARTY BACK ROOMS - CONTINUOUS
DILLON
(over comm)
I have eyes on him.
ALEEA
(over comm)
What room?
DILLON
(over comm)
It looks like he's uh... going to the room closest to the party.
ALEEA
(over comm)
I'll comm you when I get there.
Dillon follows the imposter senator without being noticed.
The senator enters the room, shuts the door, and answers the call.
INT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PARTY BACKROOM - CONTINUOUS
A bright blue image appears before the imposter as he answers the call.
Cayson begins talking. Somehow, his outfit goes unnoticed by the imposter, who earlier saw Dillon wearing the same thing.
CAYSON
I have urgent news for you. I am in charge of your bank accounts. You are requested home immediately. Someone has stolen all your credits and drained all your funds.
IMPOSTER
What? How can this be?
CAYSON
It seems to me as if someone stole your identity. Do you have any idea who could have done such a thing?
IMPOSTER
No...
INT. CORUSCANT - AIR DUCTS - CONTINUOUS
Aleea continues to shimmy her way to the room where the imposter is.
ALEEA
(over comm)
I'm almost there, Dillon.
DILLON
(whispers)
Copy that. I'm waiting outside the door.
Aleea continues through the air duct, turns a few corners, and finally reaches the correct vent.
ALEEA
(over comm) (whispers)
I'm here. Ready when you are.
DILLON
(over comm)
Ok. Go now!
INT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PARTY BACKROOM - CONTINUOUS
IMPOSTER
I don't think this is possible. Are you sure you even know how to run my bank accounts?
CAYSON
Uhh...
Suddenly, Dillon barges through the door, blaster at the ready.
Aleea slips out from the air vent and lands neatly on the floor with her blaster in hand.
CAYSON
(over hologram)
Oh thank goodness. That wasn't working well.
Cayson ends the transmission. The room goes dark.
Aleea and Dillon surround the imposter senator.
ALEEA
You're under arrest. We know you're not a senator. We've been tracking you for weeks. You're the one who's been destroying Alderaan's economy.
Security guards from the banquet enter the room and surround the imposter as well.
Dillon sets his blaster to stun and shoots the imposter.
INT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PARTY BACKROOM - MOMENTS LATER
In the back room, the imposter senator kneels, hands cuffed, in front of Dillon. The princess stands before the kneeling criminal with a wrathful look on her face.
ALEEA
You will pay for what you did. Your acts of treason against Alderaan are unforgivable, and the treaties that have stood in place for centuries will not be broken now that you're captured.
Cayson walks in and stands next to Dillon.
The princess continues speaking to the criminal.
ALEEA
You have failed.
(to Cayson)
Take him away.
Cayson leads the criminal out the door. Dillon takes his place behind the princess.
The other security that came in to stop the criminal's escape leave to aid the lone bodyguard to see to it that the criminal is locked away.
Aleea follows the security guards out of the back room and towards the front hall. She can see Cayson up ahead pushing the criminal forward. Her face has a satisfied, yet angry look.
The hall is silent. The many guests stare at the alarming sight of security forces leading a cuffed criminal through the main hall.
From the front of the entourage, the princess hears screams from the banquet attendees. Gunshots ricochet over the crowd.
Aleea is knocked onto the floor by Dillon, to protect her from the gunshots. From her view on the floor, she sees the security forces disperse. Out of confusion, she tries to push herself out from under Dillon's grasp, but frustratingly finds she can't escape.
The guards form a circle around the chaos, closing the banquet attendees off from the action.
The princess sees one of the hall security guards shoot in the direction of her guard, Cayson.
ALEEA
Nooo!
The princess yells as Cayson jumps back as the shots get closer and closer to his feet. He is forced to back away hurriedly from the cuffed criminal.
The rogue security guard makes his way towards the criminal and grabs him just as Aleea manages to slip out from under Dillon's protective position on top of her.
Aleea runs toward the rogue guard and criminal while pulling out a secret gun from underneath her clothing. She shoots at the two, but can't get a clear shot. In fact, none of the rest of security can seem to hit them. On his way to the exit, the rogue guard turns quickly back, aims, and shoots twice at the princess.
Aleea falls back with a yelp, trying to cover her upper arm where the first shot hit, just as Dillon catches her shoulders and lowers her down the rest of the way to the ground.
Seeing Aleea fall, Cayson turns, and out of anger concentrates, takes his aim, and fires at the rogue guard.
The guard drops dead and the criminal, still cuffed, grabs the dead guard's gun, turns towards the banquet attendees, shoots in all directions, and maniacally makes his escape through the front hall, with security guards chasing after him.
The banquet attendees hear the running footsteps of the security guards exiting the banquet hall, and when all quiets down, the music resumes, the empty space in the center of the room mostly fills up, leaving space for the injured princess. The banquet attendees' conversations continue.
Cayson runs over to Aleea and kneels down in front of her. Dillon still has his hands under her armpits, holding her upright.
CAYSON
Are you all right, Aleea?
The princess stares up into Cayson's face, and unable to answer because of the pain, lets out a pained gasp.
CAYSON
Aleea? Speak to me!
He looks up to Dillon with a panicked and helpless expression.
DILLON
We need to get her out of here.
Dillon, still with his hands under her armpits, hoists her up to her feet. Aleea tilts forward with a dizzying expression, only to slam fully into Cayson's front as he wraps his arms around her waist to catch her.
Aleea cries out in pain at his embrace. Cayson loosens his grip only to realize that she was shot in the side. He bends down and puts one arm behind her knees, hoisting her up to his chest in a cradling position.
EXT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PLATFORM - CONTINUOUS
With security chasing the criminal to the edge of the platform outside, the criminal jumps off onto a speeder a few feet below the deck. The security guards shoot at the escaping speeder, but there is nothing they can do, the speeder is too far away.
INT. CORUSCANT - BANQUET PARTY - CONTINUOUS
Dillon and Cayson, with Aleea in his arms, exit the banquet to the platform outside. Steering away from the security guards on the platform, the three wait for their speeder to arrive from the nearby garages.
Just as the guards stop shooting at the distant speeder, the princess's speeder stops at the edge of the platform.
Cayson carefully places Aleea in the back row and steps in after. Dillon lets the valet driver out of the driver's seat and sits in his place.
Once they are all in the speeder, Dillon glances in the mirror and sees Cayson positioning Aleea into an upright position.
Out of the corner of the mirror, Dillon notices a speeder, the same speeder that the criminal commandeered, heading straight for them at a highly uncomfortable speed.
DILLON
We need to go now!
Dillon turns on the controls and lifts the speeder up into the sky-lane. He glances back at the mirror.
DILLON
(in a worried tone)
That speeder is still following us!
CAYSON
Turn out of these empty lanes to a busier one!
Dillon turns the speeder and merges into heavier traffic. Glancing back occasionally to the mirror, he tries to lose the speeder in the traffic.
Cayson hears Aleea moan from next to him. He turns towards her with a worried expression, and sits on both his knees in the back seat of the speeder. He kicks one knee over to her other side, crouching over her lap.
CAYSON
Where does it hurt?
Aleea reaches up to her upper left arm to try to cover the pain. Cayson curls his fingers around hers and pulls her hand away.
CAYSON
Yeah this is going to be a problem.
(to Dillon)
She's injured on her upper left arm and her left side.
(to Aleea)
I need to remove the outer layers of your dress, Aleea. Cooperate with me here, ok?
Aleea looks at him with a dazed expression and leans her head back against the headrest in pain.
Cayson gently puts both hands on the sides of her face and guides her head forward off the headrest. He leans her against his chest and reaches for the zipper on her back. He unzips the outer layers of the top half of her dress and unbuckles the belt and pulls it all away from her body gently, placing it on the empty seat next to him.
He gently shifts Aleea back to her former position of leaning against the seat. With a clearer view of her wounds, but still not a complete view, that would be inappropriate in their professional relationship, he carefully lifts her injured arm and turns to the front of the speeder.
CAYSON
Dillon, is there a med kit up there?
DILLON
A little busy at the moment!
The speeder is still rushing past the traffic, trying to escape the assailing speeder.
Dillon sharply turns the speeder onto another sky street, and while doing so leans down and pulls out the med kit, throwing it back to Cayson.
Cayson catches it with both hands, sets it on the seat next to him, and takes out the bandages needed.
Cayson carefully lifts Aleea's arm and puts pressure on the wound with the bandage to stop the bleeding. Aleea shuts her eyes in pain. He finishes wrapping her arm and grabs the bandages needed for her other wound.
Cayson wraps one arm around her back and keeps his other arm in front to hold the bandage against her side. He again puts pressure over the wound to help stop the bleeding. Aleea cries out in pain.
CAYSON
(whispers)
Shh... It's gonna be ok.
Cayson lifts his face slightly, closes his eyes, and holds his lips to her cheek for a few seconds as he puts pressure on the wound. Aleea, being focused on the pain, doesn't notice his compassionate gesture.
With sympathy seeping from his very essence, Cayson reluctantly backs away and finishes wrapping the bandage around her waist.
Cayson pushes everything on the seat next to him down further and sits next to Aleea, his thigh pressing up against hers. She rests her head on Cayson's shoulder, a small smile forming on her lips.
Meanwhile, the speeder races through the packed sky-lanes. Dillon turns the speeder suddenly onto an emptier sky street, and suddenly turns in between two buildings close by.
CAYSON
Watch it! Dillon, what are you doing?
Dillon quickly turns the speeder around so it's facing the empty sky street.
DILLON
Getting us free from this sleemo.
Just as the opposing speeder comes into view, Dillon hits the gas and slams head first into the speeder. The criminal is knocked unconscious, which sends his speeder spinning out of control. It hits a building and explodes.
The three in the other speeder remain untouched, except for the sudden shock of the hit, and a bit of damage to the front of the speeder.
DILLON
Well, we won't be seeing him again.
CAYSON
(looking at Aleea)
Mission completed.
DILLON
(to Cayson)
Does she need urgent medical attention? We should head back to the suite before we fly back home to Alderaan.
CAYSON
Good idea.
INT. CORUSCANT - SUITE - NIGHT
To be continued...